First Weekend Art with the Artist:

Ivan Kelly Studio-Gallery in Toledo

Toledo Studio established 1993

First Weekend Art Receptions

- every first Sat/Sun of the month

Saturday, 11am - 5pm Sunday, noon - 5pm

"Painting Light on the Landscape has been Ivan Kelly’s enduring passion. His subjects feature the unique beauty of Oregon & Beyond", Coastal, Landscape and its Wildlife utilizing his appreciation for Mother Nature’s moods using light and shadow contrasts.

Ivan was raised in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1972. Shortly thereafter he began the practice of plein air (on-location) oil painting in the Canadian Rockies. Subsequent visits to paint the beautiful and dramatic Oregon Coast resulted in a move during 1993 for Ivan and his wife to Toledo, Oregon where his studio/gallery was built for the exclusive showing of his paintings.

I have no fancy philosophies about my art. I simply feel compelled to translate through the medium of paint those things that elicit in me a sense of excitement or wonder.

As a self-taught artist, Ivan has won National Awards and shown in many National Art Exhibits throughout the States.